this is an odd metal band. reason why its odd is becuase, though this band is metal, its more famous among the non-metal-heads than with metal-heads. we had a topic on them during the last Forum, but it didnt really have many posts. but i wanna promote the band, so here we go:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, an american band that plays orchestral/progressive/classical metal. most of the time they play/cover Ludwig van Beethoven's music, and metalize them. to date, they have 4 albums out. 3 of them are talking about christmas, and i believe are concept albums. and the 3rd album is talking about the life/death/the legend, beethoven.

the band members come from various different bands like Savatage, Jon Olivia's Pain, Megadeth, Circle II Circle. and have connections to bands like Aerosmith, Humble Pie and Scorpions. so you can see, the band has tons of different musical influences in them. with each album, they have tons and tons of different musicians, forexample, the pop singer Jewel. and they often have around 60 orchestral members in the studio. yes, 60, which butchers the 24 lineup that Haggard has. and their live crew include 14 vocalists, 14 musicians, and 2 narrators. key word being narrators, which isnt common is that many metal bands.

although, i only have their Beethoven's Last Night(which is talking about Beethoven's last night, the release of his 10th symphony, and how he made a deal with the devil, and even his defness....), i have heard almost all of thier songs from either the radio, or on the DVD that some non-metal-head friends of mine gave me, and other stuff.

and if you guys are musicians, try playing some of their stuff. sure, they cover beethoven, but they use a bit different notes than beethoven. you need tons of speed on some of their songs, so heads up on cramped hands.

and as of early 2005, they have been working on another non-christmas album called Nightcastle, which would be, i think talking about Carl Orff, becuase they showed a preview of the song O Fortuna in one of their concerts...and the original song is, no not done by Therion(although that was an awsome cover) but Carl Orff...and his set of 1000 poems or something called Carmina Burana. but they said that the album should be out by around mid 2007. so it takes them about, literally 2 and a half years to make an album. i can hardly wait for that


anywyas, what do you guys think of the band? like them? hate them? what albums do you have by them? saw them live? i heard they are awsome live. and they go on a north american tour(including, or excluding Mexico, im not sure) around every christmas.

Yes, this is a great band. I have the album Beethoven's Last Night as well, and it's wonderful. Musically it is metal, but it's different, somehow. It's pretty unorthodox; comes across more like a soundtrack to a movie. Their vocalists are brilliant! It's certainly among the best concept albums ever done, I think.

I had a chance to see them live in Denver, Colorado but couldn't make it. It was right before Christmas so it would have been quite a show. But hopefully I'll get to see them eventually.

how come you couldnt make it?

i didn't know about them last year, so i missed them while they were in toronto. i found out about them by downloading some beethoven songs, and then they came along..so yeah

I couldn't go because of lack of funds. Long drive and all.

I've known them for a few years; a friend of mine recommended them to me along with Naglfar, really strange combination but I really liked both of them. They certainly don't seem well-known at all in the metal scene, yet I've seen their albums in quite a few stores. I'm not sure what crowd listens to them but apparently somebody does.

humm...ok, normally i have random cds on me whever i go. i dont like to shove em in my pocket or bag, coz they get cracked, so i carry em in my hands. every time i carry big bands like Tool, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nightwish and other bands, i get NO response from anyone. not even my metalhead friends. butwhen ever i carry the Trans-Siberian Orchestra album, i get teachers, random emos, punks, people who listen to folk, ska, rock, and even rap/hiphop comment on the band. so i guess this band appeals to more people in the non-metal scene, than in metal for whatever reason. i mean, old, or young, they all know this band. and for many of them, Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a sort of ritual to be played every christmas. so its almost like an anthem to them.

i wonder why metalheads dont seem to care much about the band.

on the side note, the place where i bought the album, this kid told me to listen to Rhapsody. i started laughing at the kid, coz i just cant stand the cheesyness of Rhapsody. but i recomended him Therion, and Haggard, becuase in one way or another, they are more closely related to Trans-Siberian Orchestra, than rhapsody...and surprisingly enough, that kid liked Therion and Haggard far more than rhapsody. yeah!

They are great, although I know them mainly beacuse of things like this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8524684692908021783&q=wizards+winter

I should really try finding some other things by them!!

jthis band is awesome...my gf gave me some music as theirs.... really awesome...you rarely see smth like that

yeah they are great but it is a kind of season music . i mean thier music is more likely to listen in the Christmass times rather than any day of the year .
Well that was my impression

/\ their crhistmas albums may be seasonal albums. but not their 'beethovens last night'. the story of the album is so well written that you can relate to almost all 22 tracks seperatly. they all have different themes, yet oddly enough, they all come together in one album to make perfect sense. i mean, people keep talking about how well Dream Theater's Sense of a Memory albums is. but really, beethovens last night butchers the concept of that album!

WELL I know only song of this band, and when I hear I think it was simmilar like I dunno Bethowen cover metal band and when I check more about them, I realy Realy wanna listen them, specely in dark autumn evening, because title band title it can take me into journey
Dong what I hear was ''The Dreams Of Candlelight'' I hear it in internet radio and well I jsut noticed John Oliva plays there, its well not Savatage, but siummilar how John's Oliva Pain

thanks for resurecting the thread again dude.

humm...i wonder what is the best 'offspring' of savatage. i mean, savatag had Circle II Circle, John Olivia's Pain, and numerous others, including this one.

Written by Soliloquy on 13.08.2006 at 23:57

thanks for resurecting the thread again dude.

humm...i wonder what is the best 'offspring' of savatage. i mean, savatag had Circle II Circle, John Olivia's Pain, and numerous others, including this one.

NP but i didnt understand what you mean by this post about best

Very interesting stuff,unique,but interesting.They create some beautiful music,and as I've mentioned before,I'm a huge Savatage fan,so its easy to see why I like these guys.Though the music is beautiful,I somtimes find it hard to listen to when not in Christmas season...just feels odd...

ARG!!! this is so fucking annoying! for the last like whole fucking year, all the shows that i wanted to go to, endded up on a weekday! why, why, why oh fucking useless god, why?!

Trans-Siberian orchestra are comming to my town november 29th. the tickets are a bit pricey, but hell, these guys are awsome, so i'd be willing to pay that. but still, november 29th is a weekday! well i'm off on wednessdays, but comming back 2 in the morning, when you have university the next day...thats tough!

ARG!!!!


anywho, anyone else going to see them? these are the dates:

Thu. 2 Nov. Charleston, WV Charleston Civic Center 7:30PM
On sale: 10/2/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 3 Nov. Lakeland, FL Lakeland Civic Center 8:00PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 3 Nov. Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Centre 8:00PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 4 Nov. Miami / Sunrise, FL Bankatlantic Center 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 4 Nov. Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Centre 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 4 Nov. Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Centre 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 5 Nov. Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Coliseum 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 5 Nov. Toledo, OH Seagate Convention Ctr. 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 5 Nov. Toledo, OH Seagate Convention Ctr. 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Mon. 6 Nov. Greenville, SC Bi Lo Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/25/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 7 Nov. Knoxville, TN Thompson Bolling Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 8 Nov. Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse 7:30PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 9 Nov. Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 9 Nov. Ft. Wayne, IN Memorial Coliseum 7:30PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 10 Nov. Erie, PA Erie Civic 8:00PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 10 Nov. Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center 8:00PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 11 Nov. Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 11 Nov. Memphis, TN Mid-South Coliseum 8:00PM
On sale: 9/29/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 12 Nov. Dayton, OH Nutter Center 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 12 Nov. Dayton, OH Nutter Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 12 Nov. Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum 7:30PM
On sale: 9/30/06 Buy Tickets

Mon. 13 Nov. Bossier City, LA CenturyTel Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/30/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 14 Nov. Charlotte, NC Cricket Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 15 Nov. Cape Girardeau, MO Show Me Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/30/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 15 Nov. Greensboro, NC Greensboro Col 7:30PM
On sale: 9/22/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 16 Nov. Hampton, VA Hampton Col 7:30PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 17 Nov. Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 17 Nov. Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 18 Nov. Green Bay, WI Resch Center 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 18 Nov. Green Bay, WI Resch Center 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 18 Nov. Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 18 Nov. Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 19 Nov. Hershey, PA Giant Center 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 19 Nov. Hershey, PA Giant Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 19 Nov. Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center 3:00PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 19 Nov. Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Mon. 20 Nov. Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 21 Nov. Omaha, NE Qwest Center 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 21 Nov. Syracuse, NY Oncenter 7:30PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 22 Nov. Portland, ME Cumberland Country Civic Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 24 Nov. Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/14/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 24 Nov. Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 24 Nov. Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/15/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 25 Nov. El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum 7:30PM
On sale: 10/13/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 25 Nov. Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 2:30PM
On sale: 9/26/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 25 Nov. Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/26/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 26 Nov. Montreal, Can Bell Centre 7:30PM
On sale: 9/22/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 26 Nov. Phoenix, AZ Glendale Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 26 Nov. Phoenix, AZ Glendale Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 28 Nov. San Diego, CA Cox Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 29 Nov. Los Angeles, CA Great Western Forum 7:30PM
On sale: 10/2/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 29 Nov. Toronto, Can Air Canada Centre 7:30PM
On sale: 9/22/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 30 Nov. Fresno, CA Save Mart Center 7:30PM
On sale: 9/29/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 30 Nov. Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/22/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 1 Dec. Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 1 Dec. Reno, NV Reno Events Center 8:00PM
On sale: 9/30/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 2 Dec. Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 2 Dec. Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 2 Dec. Sacramento, CA Arco Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 9/29/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 2 Dec. Sacramento, CA Arco Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 9/30/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 3 Dec. Oakland, CA Oakland Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/8/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 3 Dec. Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 3 Dec. Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 6 Dec. Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 6 Dec. Seattle, WA Key Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 7 Dec. Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 9/16/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 7 Dec. Portland, OR Rose Garden 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 8 Dec. Boise, ID Idaho Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/9/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 8 Dec. Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills 8:00PM
On sale: 10/13/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 9 Dec. Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 10/13/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 9 Dec. Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/13/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 9 Dec. Salt Lake City, UT E Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/10/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 9 Dec. Salt Lake City, UT E Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/10/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 10 Dec. Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 10 Dec. Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 10 Dec. Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 12 Dec. Denver, CO Pepsi Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 13 Dec. Colorado Springs, CO World Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 13 Dec. Columbia, SC Colonial Center 7:30PM
On sale: 10/27/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 14 Dec. Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum 7:30PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 14 Dec. Raleigh, NC RBC Center 7:30PM
On sale: 10/27/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 15 Dec. Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 15 Dec. Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum 8:00PM
On sale: 10/28/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 16 Dec. Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/12/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 16 Dec. Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/12/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 16 Dec. Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 16 Dec. Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 17 Dec. Houston, TX Toyota Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 17 Dec. Houston, TX Toyota Center 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 17 Dec. Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/6/06 Buy Tickets

Sun. 17 Dec. Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center 7:30PM
On sale: 10/6/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 20 Dec. Birmingham, AL BJCC 7:30PM
On sale: 10/28/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 20 Dec. Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum 8:00PM
On sale: 10/6/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 21 Dec. East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/6/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 21 Dec. Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena 7:30PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 22 Dec. Albany, NY Pepsi Arena 4:00PM
On sale: 10/6/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 22 Dec. Albany, NY Pepsi Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/6/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 22 Dec. Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 23 Dec. Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 23 Dec. Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/7/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 23 Dec. San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 23 Dec. San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/11/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 26 Dec. Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/12/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 26 Dec. Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/12/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 26 Dec. Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena 3:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Tue. 26 Dec. Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 27 Dec. St Louis, MO Scottrade Center (Formerly Savvis 3:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 27 Dec. St Louis, MO Scottrade Center (Formerly Savvis 8:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 27 Dec. Worcester, MA DCU Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/28/06 Buy Tickets

Wed. 27 Dec. Worcester, MA DCU Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/28/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 28 Dec. Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall 8:00PM
On sale: 9/23/06 Buy Tickets

Thu. 28 Dec. Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/13/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 29 Dec. Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena 8:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 29 Dec. Moline, IL Mark Of The Quad 3:00PM
On sale: 10/28/06 Buy Tickets

Fri. 29 Dec. Moline, IL Mark Of The Quad 8:00PM
On sale: 10/28/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 30 Dec. St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/21/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 30 Dec. Washington, DC Verizon Center 3:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

Sat. 30 Dec. Washington, DC Verizon Center 8:00PM
On sale: 10/18/06 Buy Tickets

man, I really want to see them live but I don't think I will. Maybe if some of my friends want to go then I"ll be more eager to use another vacation day for work.

I haven't heard much from them, but I really like what I have heard so far. I"ve been thinking of buying their cd's for a while now, but recorded orchestra music doesn't do it justice. This is something that has to be seen live.

Written by Dangerboner on 02.11.2006 at 02:53

man, I really want to see them live but I don't think I will. Maybe if some of my friends want to go then I"ll be more eager to use another vacation day for work.

I haven't heard much from them, but I really like what I have heard so far. I"ve been thinking of buying their cd's for a while now, but recorded orchestra music doesn't do it justice. This is something that has to be seen live.

start introducing the band to all your friends. i know some really weird people, and some real nut jobs that listen from stuff like 50 cent, to britney, to beheamoth....and i have yet to see/hear from someone who does not like the band. i introduced the band to about 15 or maybe 16 people, and almost all of them LOVED it. the others thought it was 'decent'

i recomend you getting their album 'beethovens last night'. and if you can wait till summer of 2007, their new album would be comming out. on top of that, i'm trying to get stuff by their other bands like Circle II Cirlce(who i am actually enjoying a LOT!), savatage(the originators of 3 or more bands), and john oliva's pain(their stuff is a bit rare). so yeah

oh and i just noticed that their dates are a bit fucked up. as you can see, they are playing twice on the second of november, while both those gigs are in different cities, and are being played at the EXACT same time! same thing goes for the november 29th show, which i would be going to....hopfully

I have plenty of friends, metalheads and non-metalheads, that like them but my friends are poor.

Written by Dangerboner on 02.11.2006 at 03:13

I have plenty of friends, metalheads and non-metalheads, that like them but my friends are poor.

then force your friends into prostitution untill they can make enough money for the show.

but yeah, the tickets are pretty expensive

You have caught my attention....as classical, romantic and baroque and other historical and serious musical genres are not unfamiliar with me, I think I should try to get some of this band's music.....Classical music has lots of pearls that would be wondrous in a metal interpretation....

Great band with great musicianship. It's a pity they don't travel to Europe. It's a pity I can only listen to the Christmas cd's when it's Christmas, otherwise I'm not in the mood...

I also love "Beethoven's last night'.

I heard this band is pretty succesful in the States because people don't know there's a metalband (Savatage) behind this project... Strange but typical

Well, I guess that I actually will see them next month. One of my friends told me that he has an extra ticket and would give it to me for free!

I'm seeing Suffocation the day before, so it's going to be quite a transition.

Great band according to the posts above, I want to get some music, which album do you recommend me to get first?

/\ dude, i would say 'beethovens last night'. why? becuase that is the only album that people dont say 'its only good to listen to during christmas'. and the album has 22 tracks. most of the lyrics, though its a story, once put together, each and every piece of lyrics are turly relatable and amazing! the music is divin as well




as for that comment about them being big in USA. yeah, its true, many non-metalheads enjoy the band more so than metalheads. and if that wasnt enough...they came in at # 22 in top 100 tours in north america. that means they beat pearljam, oasis, judas priest, and tons of other people in mainstream...

dont believe me? here, take a look at this. the person above them, at 21 is a joint tour between 50 cent and eminem. so yeah...here, take a look at the link:

http://www.pollstaronline.com/sf-ye2005-top100tours.asp

I heard this band 2 or 3 years ago. Well, at the beginning, I didnt notice much even though I listened to a song that maybe was Beethoven's Last night or something on radio. Soonly, I downloaded their albums but because of the speed connection, I could only gain each track 2 or 3 minutes, not downloading whole song. And when I concentrated to listen, I felt its very well. Their music is really really decent. I ll buy or download all their album again.

hey. what do you know? i actually found her! well, not 'her' as in the love of my life. but i found someone who actually didnt like Trans-Siberian Orchestra. well, she said that she hated the vocals on beethovens last night simply because they were WAY too theatrical, and musical. BUT! ahh, there is a 'but' there. the 'but' is that she said that she LOVED all the instrumentals and some of the lyrics were pretty good. but hey, she is the type of person who listens to oldies Jazz and blues music...so i dont really blame her. but yeah! someone who actually didnt like them

as for the concert...ahh, everytime i go around getting tickets for the show, the place that sells the tickets closes down, or they arent selling em there, or some other shit happens! so yeah...dont onw when i'll see em.

I just found out that the ticket I'm getting from my friend isn't free, but it's slightly cheaper. I don't care, as long as I get the ticket.

i'm trying to get 2 tickets. one for my friend. the other for me(obviously). and i made a deal with him. if i find a ride to and fro, then he pays for 50% of the ticket. if not, then he is paying for the bus ride to and fro. either way, he would be paying 24-28 dollars. not all that bad.

but...that is if the tickets arent aready sold out

Another video for Trans-Siberian Orchestra's single 'Wizards in Winter' has now been made available online. Fans can check the unique holiday themed cut and e-card at this location.

The band are currently hosting a competition offering fans the chance to win a Custom Jackson Guitar or Bass, Pearl Drum Kit or Korg Keyboard

This video rocks

that is a VERY old video that has been everywhere! i mean even elen degeneris, jay leno, conan o'brian played that video on coule of their shows


but that is a sweet contest! i would love to get my hands on a jackson guitar!!!

I LOVE TSO! I first got into them a few years ago when I found out that Al Pitrelli played guitar for them. I bought the boxed set of their Christmas trilogy and their Christmas DVD and I've been hooked on them since. During the holidays, we play their first Christmas album at work, and whenever A Mad Russian's Christmas comes on, everyone goes crazy. It's so awesome haha